Douglas Howard Sills (born July , ) is an American actor.Sills was
born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Rhoda (Nemeth) and Archie Sills,
and grew up in the suburb of Franklin, in a Jewish household. He was
friends (and did amateur theatrics and films) with both Sam Raimi and
Bruce Campbell. Sills attended Cranbrook School, from which he
graduated in , and the University of Michigan where he majored in
music. He then continued his education at the American Conservatory
Theater in California.During the s, Sills built a solid reputation as
a stage character actor, especially in the professional theaters of
southern California. He also performed in several national tours,
including Into the Woods and The Secret Garden, which would also
feature future Broadway stars as James Stacy Barbour and Audra
McDonald. He met his partner, Todd, in while touring with The Secret
Garden. His first Broadway role, however, came when composer Frank
Wildhorn and lyricist Nan Knighton approached him in hopes of finding
a male lead for their new musical, The Scarlet Pimpernel. Before this
audition, Sills told his agent not to send him to any more auditions
because he planned to attend law school. With a score in the th
percentile on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT), Sills hoped to
attend Stanford Law School. However, being a fan of the movie as a
child, Sills decided to give acting one more chance and was offered
the lead as Sir Percy Blakeney.
born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Rhoda (Nemeth) and Archie Sills,
and grew up in the suburb of Franklin, in a Jewish household. He was
friends (and did amateur theatrics and films) with both Sam Raimi and
Bruce Campbell. Sills attended Cranbrook School, from which he
graduated in , and the University of Michigan where he majored in
music. He then continued his education at the American Conservatory
Theater in California.During the s, Sills built a solid reputation as
a stage character actor, especially in the professional theaters of
southern California. He also performed in several national tours,
including Into the Woods and The Secret Garden, which would also
feature future Broadway stars as James Stacy Barbour and Audra
McDonald. He met his partner, Todd, in while touring with The Secret
Garden. His first Broadway role, however, came when composer Frank
Wildhorn and lyricist Nan Knighton approached him in hopes of finding
a male lead for their new musical, The Scarlet Pimpernel. Before this
audition, Sills told his agent not to send him to any more auditions
because he planned to attend law school. With a score in the th
percentile on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT), Sills hoped to
attend Stanford Law School. However, being a fan of the movie as a
child, Sills decided to give acting one more chance and was offered
the lead as Sir Percy Blakeney.
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